Houston Chronicle blogger J.R. Gonzales recalls here on his Bayou City History site how fans flocked to the first H-Town screenings of Return of the Jedi back in the day. Among the folks quoted: Me. (Never thought I would say this about one of those crackerbox General Cinema multiplexes -- but I actually kinda-sorta miss the Meyerland Plaza.)
Fresh from his triumph in The Wrestler -- and, maybe, just a few weeks after an Oscar victory -- Mickey Rourke will take on Chris Jericho here in Houston at Wrestlemania 25. It is, quite literally, front-page news in today's Houston Chronicle. (Hat tip to Ken Hoffman.) Speaking as someone who saw Rourke in a different kind of ring years ago while profiling him during the location shooting of Homeboy, I would say this: Don't bet against Randy the Ram.
